Crown in Heaven

Today with 2 other adults I took 11 boys to Day Camp.  One of the moms said that, that should earn us our crown in Heaven.  This was my first experience with Cub Scout Day Camp, so I wasn't really sure what to expect.  I put on my school teacher hat, and armed myself with two movies for the ride (thank you for dvd players in cars), and off we went. The drive went smoothly, despite the amount of construction on I-15 in Utah county, and we all arrived safe and sound.  I am very happy to report that, although you may be waiting for the "train wreck"; it never happened.  Our boys were so good.  They cleaned up, they stayed with their buddy, they shared, and they kept track of their own things.
My comment to the mom that "crowned" us was, "thanks, I need all help I can get."  In reality I have very little to do with how well they behaved.  The "crown" goes to their parents, for teaching their boys to be responsible young men.
In a world where teaching children to be responsible is not easy, and is thought by some to be "someone else's job"; it is delightful to spend 7 hours with 11 boys and come home tired and not exhausted.  Thank you to parents who remember that we are our children's first teachers.